Opportunity Class 2022 - balgowlaht-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
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Opportunity Class 2022
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English
Reading and Viewing:Contract work Novel Studies Behind The News
Writing and Representing:Term1: Imaginative: Description & Narrative Term 2: Persuasive: Exposition & Discussion Term 3: Imaginative: Poetry Term 4: Informative: Information Reports & Factual Recounts
Spelling Program: Sound Waves Grammar is taught in conjunction with writing and writing programs. Speaking and Listening: presentations, working collaboratively with peers, public speaking competitions, responding, debating, etc.
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Mathematics:Pre-testing to provide differentiated learning across different strandsBHPS Scope & Sequence – extension & accelerationCompacting curriculum, enrichment beyond curriculum Integration of different strandsMulti-step problem solving Various competitions: Maths Olympiad, AMC, ICAS, etc.
Mathematics
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Science & Technology
Year 5: Earth and Space: Solar system Physical World: Energy Living World: Living Things Material World: States of Matter
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History & Geography
History Year 5: Expansion of Australian Colonies, Gold Rush & Immigration Year 6: Australia as a Nation / Government, Individual Rights &
Freedoms / Democracy & Immigration Research tasks, Australian History Mysteries, Simulation websites
Geography Year 5: Factors that change the Environment / Environmental
Management Practices Year 6: Australia’s Place in a Diverse and Connected World Research tasks, hands-on atlas activities, collaborative investigations
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Personal Development / Health / Physical Education
Personal Development & Health• Bounce Back – wellbeing and resilience program • PBL • Interrelate evenings • Growth Mindset – Embracing challenge and making mistakes • Year 5 team building activities Physical Education • class fitness, sport and PSSA
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Creative Arts Visual Arts Drama Music Dance Integration with other Key Learning Areas & working
collaboratively with other classes
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Opportunities for Further
Extension & Enrichment
• ICAS competitions• Maths Olympiad, Australian Mathematics competitions• Manly Selective Peer Mentoring in mathematics• Public Speaking – Multicultural Perspectives, Bear Pit & BHPS
Public Speaking competitions• Band & Dance groups• Writing competitions – Child Writes and various others• Poetry Writing competitions – Dorothea Mackellar, Red Room• Debating: Premier’s Debating Challenge & before school
classes• Robotics• Chess club• Science club
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HomeworkHomework Focus: To prepare students for the increasing demands of Stage 3
and high school. To learn to research correctly, write in their own words, present to a high standard and learn organisational and time management skills.
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Camps / Excursions
Term 1: Sydney Academy of Sport & Recreation – overnight excursion
Sydney Writers Festival Art Gallery of NSW Quarantine Station Possible overnight excursion related
to Gold Rush unit.
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Positive Behaviour for Learning
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PBL: Merit & Award System